The Martian separatists commit to a final breakout, and drive towards Earth with anything that can fly.

Festooned with antennae and paintings of Orthodox saints, the attempt to run the blockade came as a surprise as it was believed that the shipyard and associated complex contained nothing spaceworthy. It was only later that the real goal of this ersatz flotilla was discovered: To bring the Dream Plague to Earth, and to see the Grey Martians resurrected in new bodies.